Arletta

This painting, I just found out, rather by accident, has been featured in ADAWG.

Not gong to take the time to look up the link for the group, as I am thoroughly convinced anyone who is looking at my work already belongs to it; or, at least, knows where to find the link on other works of mine.

Thank you for the feature, and if I say thank you some more again, later, it is only because I’m scatter—brained!

Now, the All Things Orange Group: I wrote about them on this same painting, as it was firmly rejected in all aspects of it that were uploaded at the time. I posted that on the description, along with my email to the co-hosts.

One of those co-hosts replied back to me, wonder of wonders, and then went even further than that, by acknowledging that they were probably the person who rejected them and telling me to submit them again. The ones that I did submit again were accepted. They were right about one of them, though, for, even though the whole painting is predominantly orange, it really didn’t show in one detailed scan I had uploaded.

I think this is an attribute among co-hosts that should be praised, and followed as an example. What she did was wonderful, and it would have still been wonderful if I was wrong, as was pointed out by the fact that in one part I was very definitely wrong at the time.

Come to think of it, my example should also be praised and followed: I read the rules, I posted, work was rejected, I re-read the rules and group description, I contacted all the co-hosts (letting them know this was happening) and asked for information without calling anyone a filthy name.

I know, from my stint as co-hosts of a group, polite queries and lack of filthy name-calling really make a co-host feel more like replying; especially, most especially, when coupled with a good reason for the query even existing.

Anyway, I did very much appreciate the response. It was mature, responsible, friendly, but not overly apologetic: very good response for a host of a group.

Thank you ADAWG, you lovely beings, for the feature, and thank you All Things Orange for putting up with me, too. lol